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The Week at WhoWhatWhy
On Monday: Will the Boston Marathon Bombing’s Original ‘Star’ Witness Testify? by James Henry
The man who first said Dzhokhar and Tamerlan Tsarnaev admitted to the Boston Marathon Bombing may not be the star government witness he was cracked up to be.
On Wednesday: Why “Je Suis Charlie” May Be Clouding the Boston Marathon Bombing Trial by Lara Turner
“Je Suis Charlie” and “Boston Strong” are a little too close for comfort for the lawyers defending Boston Marathon Bombing suspect Dzhokhar Tsarnaev. They want a delay in his trial to let passions reignited in Boston by the Paris attacks cool off before they finish selecting a jury.
On Friday: Closing Off The Courtroom: Latest from the Boston Marathon Bombing Trial by The WhoWhatWhy Team
Judge George O’Toole Jr. excluded the press from what’s supposed to be a public trial, in a case that’s already been swathed in secrecy. Here’s the latest on the trial of Boston Marathon Bombing suspect Dzhokhar Tsarnaev, reported by WhoWhatWhy’s team in and out of the courtroom.
Also On Friday: Don’t Touch That Thermostat: 2014 Was Hottest On Record by Bryson Hull
If you thought it was hot in 2014, it wasn’t just you. Last year was the hottest on earth since the beginning of record-keeping in 1880.
Sunday Round-up
This Week with George Stephanopoulos didn’t have George, but they did have a “special edition” hosted by Martha Raddatz titled “Terror Flashpoint.” She spent the first half of the show on the “international manhunt for sleeper cells” and, in so doing, cranked the “fear dial” to 11. After touring “flashpoints” around the world, she interviewed former NSA Director and current cybersecurity entrepreneur Gen. Keith Alexander about the unchecked dangers of cyber attacks and the ill-prepared position of both the U.S. government and private industry. Of course, Alexander can help out private businesses for a tidy sum of $1 million a month.
Terrorism was also the lead on Meet the Press, but Chuck Todd took a far more measured tone and scored a much more interesting feature interview with Gerard Biard, the new editor of Charlie Hebdo. Biard said it is the job of Charlie Hedbo to question the role of religion in public life and that “God must not be a political figure.” He also asserted that religion engenders totalitarianism when it becomes a political argument. Todd, to his credit, not only asked him to comment on the decision of many newspapers to not carry the new, controversial cover, but to respond directly to NBC News’ decision to blur out the cartoon.
While Biard said he does understand the decision when made by editors who work in places where they risk legal and/or violent consequences, he also sharply criticized those who live and work in democracies, but retreated from controversy.
Face the Nation also had a strong interview subject in British Prime Minister David Cameron, who said he disagreed with Pope Francis’ admonition against purposefully offending people’s faith.
Finally, everyone engaged in more 2016 Presidential speculation, all of which was driven this week by once and future candidate Mitt Romney sticking his toe in the GOP’s presidential pool. The backlash inside the GOP has been strong and driven others to position themselves early—like former Governor Mike Huckabee, who has a new book titled “God, Guns, Grits & Gravy.” He was the feature interview on This Week—giving him a chance to defend his criticism of the President’s decision to let his daughters listen to Beyoncé. Even Sen. Lindsay Graham (R-SC) said he’s starting to test the waters. Brace yourselves for a long campaign.
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